Vermont

Vermont Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Vermont's 2026 ballot includes governor (Phil Scott (R), Amanda Janoo (D), June Goodband (Peace and Justice), and 2 more); 1 U.S. House district. Browse tracked Vermont jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionAug. 11, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

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2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Vermont's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

5 candidates

Phil Scott (R)Incumbent
Phil Scott is Vermont's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for a sixth two-year term. He drew no Republican primary opponent on August 11 and filed for re-election in person at the Secretary of State's office in May. A former construction company owner and stock car racer who has won repeatedly in a strongly Democratic state, his tenure emphasizes affordability, fiscal restraint, and a moderate, pragmatic brand of Republicanism.
Priorities: Keep Vermont affordable and hold the line on taxes · Grow the workforce and economy · Govern with moderation and pragmatism
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Amanda Janoo (D)
Janoo is an economist and co-founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance of Vermont, per the campaign site. She was born and raised in Strafford, Vermont, and has spent her career helping governments across the United States and around the world build stronger, more resilient economies, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Back local businesses through Buy Vermont procurement, a state public bank and worker or community ownership, per her platform · Tax second homes, vacation rentals and vacant investor property to open housing for Vermonters, per her platform · Halt new AI data centers and tax digital advertising under a Digital Bill of Rights, per her platform
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June Goodband (Peace and Justice)
June Goodband is the Peace and Justice Party candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). June Goodband, of Springfield, is a psychotherapist running for governor on the Peace and Justice Party ticket, per the Brattleboro Reformer. She was also the party's 2024 gubernatorial nominee. Her campaign, which she says spends very little money, calls for progressive taxation, implementing Vermont's universal healthcare law, and replacing incarceration with community accountability programs, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Require profitable businesses to pay living wages and implement progressive taxation, per the campaign site · Implement Vermont's universal healthcare law, per the campaign site · Replace incarceration with community accountability and social support systems, per the campaign site
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Brian Judd (I)
Brian Judd is the independent candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Brian Judd is an independent candidate for governor who previously ran for a seat on the Barre City Council in 2021, per the Vermont Political Observer. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Brian Judd.
Dean Roy (Freedom and Unity)
Dean Roy is the Freedom and Unity Party candidate for Vermont governor on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Dean Roy is a 14-year-old freshman at Stowe High School and former legislative page at the Vermont Statehouse, per Fortune. He created the Freedom and Unity Party to appear on Vermont's November 2026 general election ballot for governor, taking advantage of the state's lack of a minimum age for the office. Roy has named housing affordability as his top concern and has said he would consider taking online classes to balance school with the office's duties. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Dean Roy.
Priorities: Housing affordability, per Fortune

Lieutenant Governor

2 candidates

John Rodgers (R)Incumbent
John Rodgers is Vermont's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A farmer and stonemason on his family's two-century-old Glover farm and a former Democratic state senator from the Northeast Kingdom who won the office as a Republican in 2024, he emphasizes rural Vermont and working-class practicality.
Priorities: Affordability, per his campaign site · Protecting rural Vermont and growing the economy, per his campaign site · Expanding housing and career and technical education, per his campaign site
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Molly Gray (D)
Gray is Vermont's Lieutenant Governor and founder of the Vermont Afghan Alliance, which provides employment, housing, and licensing support to Afghan allies, per the campaign site. She grew up on a family farm in South Newbury and is a caregiver for her mother, who has multiple sclerosis, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Universal primary care, per her campaign site · Urgently build affordable housing, per her campaign site · Protect Vermonters against unlawful federal actions, per her campaign site
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Treasurer

3 candidates

Mike Pieciak (D)Incumbent
Mike Pieciak is Vermont's incumbent state treasurer and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. A former state financial regulation commissioner, his tenure has focused on pension stability, climate-related financial risk, and returning unclaimed property.
Priorities: Housing and workforce, per his campaign issues page · Climate, per his campaign issues page · Growing the middle class through VT Saves and Baby Bonds, per his campaign issues page
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Lynn LaFleur (R)
Lynn LaFleur is the Republican candidate for Vermont treasurer on the November 3, 2026 ballot, substituted by the party after primary winner H. Brooke Paige withdrew from this nomination, per Vermont Public and the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Lynn LaFleur, of Stowe, is the controller of a small business in Lamoille County and has owned her own accounting firm since 2010, per Vermont Public. She is the Republican nominee for state treasurer, facing incumbent Mike Pieciak in November. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Lynn LaFleur.
Zachary Hampl (P)
Zachary Hampl is a first-time candidate from Rutland Town and the Vermont Progressive Party's nominee for state treasurer, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary. He has no campaign website and published no platform materials this cycle, so no priorities are listed here. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Proposes increased collaboration between state government and financial institutions, citing North Dakota's state-owned bank as a model, per VTDigger · Points to his financial account management experience as qualification for overseeing state investments and pension management, per VTDigger

Secretary Of State

3 candidates

Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D)Incumbent
Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's incumbent secretary of state and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. An eighteen-year state representative who chaired Government Operations and served as majority leader, she runs Vermont's elections, business services and professional licensing.
Priorities: Run secure, accessible Vermont elections · Modernize business and licensing services · Strengthen civic engagement
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H. Brooke Paige (R)
H. Brooke Paige is a perennial candidate from Washington, Vermont, who ran unopposed for four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and won all four. He told Vermont Public before the primary that secretary of state is the one office he intends to keep, and that he plans to withdraw from treasurer, auditor and attorney general so the state party can substitute other candidates. The withdrawal deadline is August 21. Ballot status: he won four Republican statewide nominations on August 11 and withdrew from the treasurer, auditor and attorney general nominations, so he prints only for secretary of state, per Vermont Public (Aug. 18) and the Secretary of State's general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Rachel Shaw (P)
Rachel Shaw is a Bennington hospitality worker, a former hazardous-materials emergency responder and small construction business owner, and a Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduate who served as an Army National Guard combat engineer, per the Vermont Progressive Party. She is the Progressive nominee for secretary of state, unopposed in the August 11 Progressive primary, and is also a Progressive candidate for state Senate in Bennington County. Her stated priorities were given in the context of that Senate campaign rather than this office, so none are listed here. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.

Attorney General

2 candidates

Charity Clark (D)Incumbent
Charity Clark is Vermont's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for re-election, unopposed in the August 11 primary. The first woman elected Vermont attorney general, she previously served as chief of staff to Attorney General T.J. Donovan and as an assistant attorney general from 2014. Her office has focused on consumer protection, data privacy, and multistate litigation defending Vermont interests.
Priorities: Protect Vermont consumers and privacy · Defend Vermonters' rights in multistate litigation · Keep communities safe
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Edwin Howell Kemon (R)
Edwin Howell Kemon is the Republican candidate for Vermont attorney general on the November 3, 2026 ballot, substituted by the party after primary winner H. Brooke Paige withdrew from this nomination, per Vermont Public and the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ed Kemon, of Vergennes, is a former adjunct faculty member at George Mason University who later served as an elections supervisor in Fairfax County, Virginia, with private-sector experience in business startups, per Vermont Public. He is the Republican nominee for attorney general, facing incumbent Charity Clark in November, after the party selected him to replace H. Brooke Paige on the ballot. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Edwin Howell Kemon.

Auditor

2 candidates

Tim Ashe (D)
Tim Ashe is Vermont's deputy state auditor, a twelve-year state senator who served four years as president pro tempore, a former Burlington city councilor and a decade-long affordable-housing developer.
Priorities: The basics: financial and federal-funds audits, fraud and waste, and the state bond rating, per his campaign accountability agenda · Health care costs, per his accountability agenda · Housing affordability, per his accountability agenda
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Ivar Kronick (R)
Ivar Kronick is the Republican candidate for Vermont auditor of accounts on the November 3, 2026 ballot, substituted by the party after primary winner H. Brooke Paige withdrew from this nomination, per Vermont Public and the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ivar Kronick, of Poultney, ran his own company for nearly 15 years and now works in the accounting department of a large international manufacturer based in Vermont, per Vermont Public. He is the Republican nominee for state auditor, facing Democrat Tim Ashe in November. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Ivar Kronick.

U.S. House - VT-AL

6 candidates

Becca Balint (Democratic)Incumbent
Balint is a sitting member of the U.S. House representing Vermont; the campaign site describes her as a teacher, parent, and Vermonter and the first woman and openly LGBTQ+ person to represent the state in Congress, per the campaign site. She serves on the House Judiciary Committee and in Progressive Caucus leadership, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Support housing as a basic need, per the campaign site · Expand access to mental health care, per the campaign site · Protect democracy and civil rights while investing in rural communities, per the campaign site
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Gerald Malloy (Republican)
Retired U.S. Army officer, a West Point graduate with 22 years on active duty, and a business-development executive from Perkinsville, per his campaign site. He was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in both 2022 and 2024.
Priorities: A stronger Vermont economy, per his campaign site · Lower costs and fiscal responsibility, per his campaign site · Energy independence and affordability, per his campaign site
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Phoenix K. Altair (Independent)
Phoenix K. Altair is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Phoenix K. Altair is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, listed as a photographer and a New Mexico resident, per Politics1. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Phoenix K. Altair.
Adam Ortiz (Independent)
Adam Ortiz is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Adam Ortiz, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2006 to 2012 and works as a window repairman, per Politics1. He previously ran as an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat in 2024 and is running again in 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's general election candidate list is the only verifiable source for Adam Ortiz.
Suzanne "Suz" Seymour (Independent)
Suzanne "Suz" Seymour is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Suzanne "Suz" Seymour is a small business owner, massage therapist and comedian running as an independent for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat, per her campaign site. She describes her campaign as accepting no PAC money and operating under full FEC compliance.
Priorities: Eliminate government waste and fraud while protecting Social Security and ensuring responsible use of tax dollars, per the campaign site · Election integrity and government accountability and transparency, per the campaign site · Preventive care, mental health resources and expanded affordable healthcare options, per the campaign site
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Ryan P. Walton (Independent)
Ryan P. Walton is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, qualifying by petition, per the Vermont Secretary of State's general election candidate list (updated Aug. 27, 2026). Ryan P. Walton is an independent candidate for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat whose background includes real estate investment and property rehabilitation, construction and property management, and independent software development, per his campaign site. He limits individual contributions to $250 per Vermont resident and accepts no PAC, corporate or party funding.
Priorities: Vermont's interests and independence come first in any negotiation or alliance with either major party, per the campaign site · Build civic institutions and infrastructure through independent Vermont networks, per the campaign site
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Statewide Ballot Measures

2 statewide measures are on Vermont's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Proposal 3: Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment
Establish a state constitutional right to organize or join a labor organization for the purpose of collective bargaining.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Proposal 4: Equal Protection of Law Amendment
Prohibit the denial of rights to an individual based on their race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Places We’re Tracking

Open a local guide to preview candidate profiles by county, city, or jurisdiction. A ZIP code lookup is the fastest way to narrow this to a specific ballot.

Addison County

27 candidates

27 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Bennington County

27 candidates

27 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Caledonia County

22 candidates

22 tracked candidate profiles
9 races covered

Chittenden County

82 candidates

82 tracked candidate profiles
34 races covered

Essex County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Franklin County

28 candidates

28 tracked candidate profiles
11 races covered

Grand Isle County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Lamoille County

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Orange County

24 candidates

24 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Orleans County

10 candidates

10 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Rutland County

28 candidates

28 tracked candidate profiles
16 races covered

Washington County

38 candidates

38 tracked candidate profiles
13 races covered

Windham County

25 candidates

25 tracked candidate profiles
12 races covered

Windsor County

36 candidates

36 tracked candidate profiles
14 races covered

Every county in Vermont

All 14 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 14 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Addison County Bennington County Caledonia County Chittenden County Essex County Franklin County Grand Isle County Lamoille County Orange County Orleans County Rutland County Washington County Windham County Windsor County

How to vote in Vermont in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Vermont election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: same-day registration is available. Beginning January 1, 2017, eligible persons may register to vote on any day up to and including the day of the election.' Registration is available at your town/city...
Early voting: Vermont automatically mails a ballot to all qualified voters for the general election by October 1, 2026 (required by state law);
Mail ballot: request by Monday, November 2, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Return to your town clerk's office before it closes on the day before the election (Nov 2, 2026), or bring it to your polling place before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day,...; no excuse needed
Election Day hours: Polls open between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. depending on the town; all polling places close at 7:00 p.m. Check the Vermont Voter Portal for your town's specific hours.
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Vermont election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: Photo ID is not required at the polls. The one exception: first-time voters who registered by mail or online must show ID (driver's license or passport, a current utility bill, bank statement, or another government document with name and address) before voting.

Vermont 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of Vermont in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Vermont are Phil Scott (R), Amanda Janoo (D), June Goodband (Peace and Justice), Brian Judd (I), Dean Roy (Freedom and Unity). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Vermont 2026 primary election?

Vermont's 2026 state primary was held on August 11, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Vermont for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Vermont's November 3, 2026 general election, register same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Vermont for the November 2026 election?

Vermont automatically mails a ballot to all qualified voters for the general election by October 1, 2026 (required by state law);

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Vermont for November 2026?

Vermont mail ballots: request by Monday, November 2, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Return to your town clerk's office before it closes on the day before the election (Nov 2, 2026), or bring it to your polling place before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day,...; no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Vermont in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Vermont election office's official lookup at https://vote.vermont.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

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Voting Resources

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Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.